Stunning visual effects, yet not as good as it could have been

Rating: 7/10 (25 August 2013)

As an avid movie fan, this film had one of the best visual effects on the big screen I've seen in a while. Although I knew most of the technology did not exist, it looked so realistic. I'm in no way a professional, so take this with a grain of salt, but it seemed to me that the visual fx department did wonders with the context and they were top notch (applauds).
That said, I had two problems with this movie: acting and story.
I have to say, acting was really sub-par and it didn't really make me want to see any other work of the actors/actresses involved. (Except Ron Perlman :-) ) And I'm sorry to say this, but Dr. Geiszler's voice was beyond annoying. I haven't seen Charlie Day in any other production and I'm planning to watch "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" sometime in the future, so I'll try to keep an open mind and won't judge him based on that.
The story started out promising and during most of the movie, I wasn't really interested in the details anyway as I was mesmerised by the action and visuals. However, I would have appreciated it, if when the science behind was being explained, it made more sense. And the ending... I don't want to spoil it for anyone, so suffice it to say, I was dissatisfied.
All in all, if you like sci-fi, action and special effects, this is one of the good ones. 7/10 from me.